• Postgrad Med J · Sep 2018

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    Learning curves in surgery: variables, analysis and applications.

    • Epaminondas Markos Valsamis, Tarak Chouari, Christopher O'Dowd-Booth, Benedict Rogers, and David Ricketts.
    • Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK markosvalsamis@gmail.com.
    • Postgrad Med J. 2018 Sep 1; 94 (1115): 525-530.

    AbstractLearning curves graphically represent the relationship between learning effort and learning outcome. Learning curves are increasingly used in research, the design of randomised controlled trials, the assessment of competency, healthcare education and training programme design. In this review we have outlined the principles behind plotting learning curves, described the common methods used to analyse learning curves, how to interpret learning curves, the multitude of learning models, their applications and potential pitfalls, and the importance of a mathematically rigorous approach to learning curve analytics.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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